The Crown Chakra
Chakra Number – Seven
Location– Crown of head
Element- Thought, Consciousness
Color- Violet, White
Sound- Silence
Purpose- Awakening, Understanding, Enlightenment
Physical body- cerebral cortex, the skull, and the brain
Emotional Imbalance- deep grief and sadness, suffering within the joy of living, accepting the journey of life here on earth
Mental Imbalance- withdrawn and attached to the materialistic pursuits of this existence – overindulging in earthly pursuits and stuck in their way of thinking. Unwilling to open up to other ideas, thoughts, or knowledge
Spiritual imbalance- unable to give without the need for acknowledgement or recognition
Balanced Qualities
- deep wisdom
- expanded awareness
- oneness with the Divine
- transcendence of boundaries that keep us separate
- spiritual freedom
- wholeness
- seeing the big picture
- connected to spirit and soul
- Balanced Spiritual Life
- Feels that Life has Purpose
- Feels a Connection with Others and a Higher Power
- Insightful
Shadow Qualities
- unable to understand deeper truth and connection
- spiritual abuse, denial, or addiction
- “dark night of the soul
- Unspiritual
- Feelings of Unbalanced Spirituality
- Excessive Fear of Death
- Unclear of Life or Spiritual Purpose
- Feeling Alone in the Universe or having a God-Complex
- Feeling Unloved by or Angry at our Creator
Consciousness, Unlimited
The Crown Chakra is our connection with the with the Divine. It influences our deeper understanding of ourselves beyond the physical or material.
Basic Principal- Experiencing unity and the selfless realization that everything is connected at a fundamental level.
Allows us to experience mystical oneness with everyone and everything in nature
- Sense of knowing that there is a deeper meaning of life
- Where the body meets the ego
- The seat of the consciousness, pineal gland